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Thursday Sept. 16, 2010

By culturalcharlotte.blogspot.com
Published On :: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:00:00 +0000

    Author, Richard Rothacker @ Park Road Books
    Free  admission – 7:00pm 
    Award winning Charlotte author will be discussing his new book “Banktown: The Rise & Struggles of Charlotte’s Big Banks.”
    http://www.parkroadbooks.com/event/banktown-rise-struggles-charlotte%E2%80%99s-big-banks-richard-rothacker

    Steve Perille: Unfiltered & SUSPICIOUS MINDS @ The Light Factory
    Dual  Opening reception – 6:00-9:00pm
    Perille is an award-winning photojournalist and SUSPICIOUS MINDS is an exploration of contemporary surrealism featureing the works of photographer Jerry Uuelsmann and contemporary artists Robert and Shana Parke Harrison, Tom Chambers and Malena Bergmann
    http://www.light-factory.org/now-on-exhibit

    Thomas Forget, Asst. Professor of Architecture @ UNC Charlotte  
    Free, with Museum and Friends of the Mint memberships. 10:00-11:30am
    Monthly lecture series will address:  The Museum as Art: Contemporary Challenges to Historical Models of Museum Architecture.
    http://www.mintmuseum.org/friends-of-the-mint.html

    UNC Charlotte Department of Dance Faculty Concert
    Free admission - 8:00pm Robinson Hall/Belk Theatre.
    Department begins the 2010-2011 season with its first-ever faculty dance concert, celebrating their extraordinary accomplishments.
    http://unccboxoffice.universitytickets.com/user_pages/event.asp?cid=29&id=300&instance=1


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    Friday Sept. 17, 2010

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    Published On :: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:05:00 +0000

    Dr. Harvey Cox, Professor Emeritus @ Harvard University Divinity School
    Free admission – Lecture @ 7:00pm - Sykes Auditorium/Queens University. Dr. Cox will be discussing his recently released book “The Future Of Faith”
    http://queens.edu/News-and-Events/College-of-Arts-and-Sciences-Events/Center-for-Ethics-and-Religion/Dr-Harvey-Cox.html

    Author, Beth Webb Hart @ Park Road Books
    Free  admission – 7:00pm   A finalist for a Christy Award in general/contemporary fiction for her debut novel, discusses her new book “Love, Charleston”
    http://www.parkroadbooks.com/event/love-charleston-beth-webb-hart

    SlamCharlotte Poetry Slam
    8:00pm @ McGlohan Theatre (Blumenthal)Hosted by SlamCharlotte, Charlotte’s own two time defending national championship team of spoken word poetry (2007 & 2008).

    http://www.blumenthalcenter.org/default.asp?blumenthal=59&objId=1415



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    Saturday Sept. 18, 2010

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    Published On :: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:10:00 +0000

    Community Day @ The McColl Center For Visual Art
    Free / 11:00-4:00pm  "Explore, build, create and celebrate" as the McColl Center's resident artists lead visitors through various playful and creative experiences.
    http://mccollcenter.org/blog/view/80/community-day-september-18


    5th Annual Charlotte Film Festival – preview
    Free / 6:00-7:30pm Sykes Auditorium/Queens University. Festival organizers will be in attendance for Q&A and will screen selective narrative shorts from this year’s festival.
    http://www.queens.edu/News-and-Events/Arts-and-Culture/Festivals/Charlotte-Film-Festival-Preview.html

    North Carolina Dance Festival
    8:00pm  Robinson Hall/Belk Theatre.
    Annual showcase of NC dance artists that travels statewide.
    http://unccboxoffice.universitytickets.com/user_pages/event.asp?cid=29&id=303&instance=2

    Author, Margot Starbuck @ Joseph-Beth Booksellers
    Free – 10:00am Durham based writer will be reading from and signing copies of her 2nd book  “Unsqueezed: Springing Free from Skinny Jeans, Nose Jobs, Highlights and Stilettos.” http://www.josephbeth.com/Products/49153-unsqueezed-springing-free-from-skinny-jeans-nose-jobs-highlights-and-stilettos.aspx

    Black Crowes @ Road Runner Mobile Amphitheatre @ the Music Factory
    7:30pm - On tour in support of their recently released acoustic-based double-cd "Croweology"
    http://www.livenation.com/event/0E0044A5042FC166?artistid=734564&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1


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    Sunday Sept. 19, 2010

    By culturalcharlotte.blogspot.com
    Published On :: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:15:00 +0000

    Brian Culbertson @ The Fillmore
    7:30pm - Chart topping contemporary jazz artist comes to Charlotte in support of his latest Verve Records CD "XII"
     http://www.livenation.com/event/0E0044EDE4E5BAB3artistid=768229&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=4

    Levine Museum of The New South
    History With Flavor Day! Free admission from 12 noon – 4:00 plus food-theme tours and family activities
    http://www.museumofthenewsouth.org/calendar/detail/?ProgramId=289&OccurrenceId=375

    Opera Carolina “Serenade To Autumn”
    7:00pm Booth Playhouse – will feature members of the Opera Carolina Chorus performing selections from the upcoming season, including La Traviata and Così fan tutte. . Admission $5
    http://www.operacarolina.org/events/319/


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    Week of September 20, 2010

    By culturalcharlotte.blogspot.com
    Published On :: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:58:00 +0000

    Monday  Sept. 20

    Charlotte Film Festival – Opening Night
    6:30pm – Regal Park Terrace 6 (Park Road)
    Opening night of this week-long festival (ends Sunday) premieres (2) of the festival’s feature films: “Soundtrack For A Revolution” (Directors: Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman) and “Night Catches Us” (Director: Tanya Hamilton).
    http://www.charlottefilmfestival.org/2010/festival/schedule


    Adrian Wooldridge, longtime journalist for The Economist
    3:30-4:30pm -   Atkins Library/UNCC – Free
    Management Editor and 'Schumpeter' Columnist for The Economist will be bringing his expertise on culture, politics and business to UNC Charlotte for a discussion on "The New Face of Globalization."
    http://campusevents.uncc.edu/events/379


    Tuesday  Sept. 21

    Charlotte Art League Lecture Series - Linda Luise Brown
    7:00pm @ Charlotte Art League Caleidoscope Gallery
    Nationally recognized Artist, writer & teacher discusses Modern Art & the Modernist movement in a four-part discussion
    http://www.charlotteartleague.org/wp/linda-luise-brown-on-modernism/


    Wednesday  Sept. 22

    Author, Jenny Nelson @ Park Road Books
    Free  admission – 6:00pm
    Former editor and producer at iVillage.com, Style.com, and vogue.com will be signing copies of her debut novel, "Georgia's Kitchen".
    “A fun read that women of all ages can relate to.”    – Emmy Award winning personality Giada DeLaurentiis
    http://www.parkroadbooks.com/event/georgias-kitchen-jenny-nelson


    Thursday Sept. 23

    Festival In The Park
    6:00-9:00pm - Opening night of the 46th Festival (continues through Sunday, check website for times) continues its tradition in Charlotte of promoting and stimulating interest in the arts. The Festival offers interactive, educational and hands-on opportunities for all children and features over 150 artists who actively demonstrate & display their art. Plus, there’s a great array of free music & performances each day.
    http://www.festivalinthepark.org/



    Friday Sept. 24

    Charlotte Symphony Orchestra – Opening Night!!
    8:00pm – Belk Theatre. Opening night of the season with new Music Director Christopher Warren Green, conducting. Internationally renowned cellist Alisa Weilerstein is the symphony’s special guest, as they perform an Elgar program.
    http://ev12.evenue.net/cgibin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventList%20groupCode=CLAS1&linkID=ncb&shopperContext=&caller=&appCode=


    NC State Intertribal Festival
    10:00am-8:00pm / 5800 Concord Parkway (next to Lowes Motor Speedway)
    Hosted by the Metrolina Native American Association, this 3 day festival (continues through Sunday) features traditional Native American drumming, singing, dancing, music, storytelling, basket weaving, pottery, vendors, etc. Various North Caroilna Native American tribes and organizations will be participating.
    http://www.metrolinanativeamericans.com/


    ZipStir – McColl Center for Visual Art
    6:00 – 9:00pm – Opening Reception. 
    Hong Seon Jang and Jonathan Brilliant's dual exhibition provides an experimental approach to contemporary art that guides the viewer through an innovative use of space, using common manufactured materials that give these everyday goods new meaning.
    http://mccollcenter.org/blog/view/83/zipstir-opening-reception-september-24


    Saturday Sept. 25

    UNC Charlotte International Festival
    10:00am-6:00pm  Barnhardt Center. Free.
    Family Festival is a colorful marketplace representing cultures of nearly 50 nations. Booths will be staffed by UNC charlotte Int’l students and representatives of the international community. Festival will feature music, dance, crafts, food, etc.
    http://ifest.uncc.edu/


    SCYTHIAN @  Neighborhood Theatre
    8:00pm – This high-energy, adrenaline peddling group plays “kicked-up Celtic and world music with hints of Gypsy and Klezmer, all infused with a touch of punk-rock sensibility.” Be prepared to dance!!
    http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com/theatre/order/order.asp?shownum=952&eventnum=2167


    STEP AFRIKA!
    8:00PM – Dana Auditorium/Queens University. Tickets $5
    The first professional company in the world dedicated to the tradition of stepping (the unique dance created in African-American fraternities & sororities) brings its critically acclaimed program to town to promote an understanding of and appreciation for stepping and the dance tradition's use as an educational tool for young people worldwide.
    http://www.queens.edu/news-and-events/campus-life-events/step-afrika-comes-to-queens.html


    Sunday Sept. 26

    Music & Museum Concert Series @ The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art
    5:00pm – Champagne reception followed by performance at 5:30pm.
    Guest musicians – renowned British clarinetist Janet Hilton and violinist Rosemary Furniss – join Charlotte chamber musicians Tanja Bechtler (cello) and Paul Nitsch (piano) on selections by Bruch, Stravinsky, Brahms and Milhaud. Visual art will include works from the Bechtler’s new exhibition, School of Paris: European Abstraction Post World War II.
    http://www.bechtler.org/Learn/Events/details/music-and-museum-concert


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    Week of September 27, 2010

    By culturalcharlotte.blogspot.com
    Published On :: Mon, 27 Sep 2010 15:48:00 +0000

    Monday  Sept. 27

    Free To Dance!
    Today through Saturday October 2nd – North Carolina Dance Theatre
    One week of free Open Division dance classes as part of the Arts & Science Council’s Cultural FREE for All. Classes are appropriate for ages 14 and up, and all ability levels are welcome! (For ballet and tap, beginners are encouraged to attend the beginning level classes.) Classes are first come, first serve. Students are asked to arrive a few minutes early to complete a short registration form before class.
    http://www.ncdance.org/FreeToDance.asp


    Tuesday  Sept. 28

    Chamber Music @ St. Peter’s
    7:30pm – St. Peter’s Episcopal Church. Tickets $30
    Benefit performance for the 2011 Chamber Music for Teens Summer Workshop. Program will feature Beethoven's Piano Trio Opus 70 “Ghost”; Rachmaninoff's Trio Élégiaque in G minor, Brahms' Piano Trio in B Major Opus 8 and Villa-Lobos' Bachianas Brasilieras No. 5 for soprano and trio. Performing will be principal cellist with the Charlotte Symphony orchestra Alan Black, Romanian pianist, Dana Protopopescu, celebrated violinist Rosemary Furniss (wife of Maestro Christopher Warren-Green) and international coloratura soprano, Sally Silver.
    http://www.bsapr.biz/index.cfm/p/news/archive/2010-08/article/chamber-music-concert-at-st-peters.htm


    Wednesday  Sept. 29

    “The 39 Steps” presented by The Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte
    7:30pm – Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte (E. Stonewall St) - tickets $24
    Don’t miss this Tony Award-winning comedy in its final days in Charlotte (ends Sat. 10/2) which Lawrence Toppman of the Charlotte Observer claims “…strikes a zany note from end to end…”
    http://actorstheatrecharlotte.org/for-home-page/the-39-steps/


    Thursday Sept. 30

    MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival
    7:00pm – Knight Gallery/The Light Factory. Admission $5 members/$7 non-members
    MANHATTAN SHORT is not only the world's largest short film festival, it is the world's first global film festival, with over 200 cities taking part in the event this week alone. Viewers will choose the best film, from (10) selected shorts.
    http://www.lightfactory.org/manhattan-short-fest-2010


    Michelle Malone @ Evening Muse
    9:15pm - $10
    Nicknamed "Moanin' Malone" by blues guitar great Albert King, you won’t want to  miss this Atlanta-based Americana rocker when she comes to town, in support of her new CD “Debris.”
    http://www.queencitymusic.com/theeveningmuse/calendar.htm


    The Beauty & Culture of Japan
    6:30-8:00pm – International House – Free
    Come learn about the beauty and culture of Japan.  Featuring shodo (calligraphy), ikebana (flower arrangement) and sado (tea ceremony). Space is limited. For reservations, please mail Rusty Reynolds at rreynolds@ihclt.org
    http://www.ihclt.org/uploads/Flyers/Japan.pdf


    Friday Oct. 1

    THE MINT MUSEUM – Uptown – 24 hr Grand Opening!
    5:30pm – through Saturday 10/2. Members Free/non-members $10 thru 2:00am Sat. and FREE all day Saturday.
    Celebrate the grand opening of The Mint’s new Uptown location with a variety of special activities (including hands-on-art and artist demonstrations) and programs. Plus, be among the 1st to see the Mint’s (2) new exhibitions: New Visions: Contemporary Masterworks from the Bank of America Collection and Contemporary British Studio Ceramics  
    http://www.mintmuseum.org/grand-opening.html


    Novello Tribute: History & Mystery
    7:00pm – Levine Museum of The New South
    The museum will be hosting a special evening of history writers reading from their work, as they pay tribute to the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library’s Novello Festival of Reading. Participants include Mary Norton Kratt, Charlotte: A Brief History and Legacy: The Myers Park Story, Mike Lassiter, Our Vanishing Americana, plus John Grooms, Tom Hanchett and special guests. Novello tribute continues on Saturday at Imaginon.
    http://www.plcmc.org/about_us/in_the_news/releaseDetails.asp?id=471





    Saturday Oct. 2

    AutumnFaire @ Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden
    9:00am-3:00pm  Free w/garden admission.
    Outdoor art and craft show featuring artists whose work uses or features plants, gardens and nature. Activities for children and adults reflect this inspirational season in a variety of forms with arts and crafts based on and with plants.
    http://www.dsbg.org/events_detail.php?id=1284#title

    Azadi Ensemble & Sahar: A Middle Eastern Concert
    7:30pm – Dana Auditorium -  $10/General Admission
    The University partners with the Middle East Council of the Carolinas to present an evening of Persian Music performed by the Azadi Ensemble and Sahar..
    http://www.queens.edu/News-and-Events/Arts-and-Culture-Events/Performing-Arts/Celebrating-the-Culture-of-the-Middle-East-Through-Music-.html


    Great Grapes! Wine, Art & Food Festival
    11:00-7:00pm – Symphony Park. $20 in advance/$25 day of.
    Try unlimited samples of over 200 wines, and view cooking and wine/food pairing demonstrations. Event will have live music, art and crafts.
    http://www.uncorkthefun.com/charlotte-north-carolina/show-merchandise

    Bharat Natyam  - Dance Performance by Mallika Sarabhai
    7:00pm -  Halton Theatre
    Presented by India Performing Arts Association of Charlotte, this program features Dr. Mallika Sarabhai, one of India’s leading choreographers and dancers. She has performed in the USA ,Canada and many countries of Asia and Europe.
    http://www.ipaac.org/MallikaSarabhai.htm


    Sunday Oct. 3

    Spirits and Spaces: The Prints of Michael B. Platt
    1:00-5:00pm - Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts + Culture
    Final day (exhibit closes 10/3) to see Platt’s use of digital photography and the printing process to share his keen sense of observation, to express traces of the human spirit. His work can be found in the permanent collections of the Corcoran Museum; the Smithsonian Museum of American Art; the Library of Congress’ Prints and Photographs Collection and its Rare Books and Special Collections, etc. http://www.ganttcenter.org/web/page.asp?urh=ExhibitionsViewer&id=7


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